Browsing UWEC Master’s Theses by Title
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The Fledgling Führers : A Comparative Study of Interwar Fascist Movements in Britain and the U.S.
(2023-05)During the interwar period (1918-1939), Italy and Germany were not alone in their experimentation with fascism. In Britain and the United States, two lesser-known groups, the British Union of Fascists and the German American ... -
Frances E.W. Harper’s Iola Leroy as a Black Nationalist Text
(2021-05)This work examines the historical context in the later nineteenth century during which Frances E.W. Harper is writing her novel, Iola Leroy. This work argues that Harper is underscoring the ways in which Black men can ... -
From a Teacher's Perspective: The Interaction of Mathematics, Language, and Manipulatives
(2017-11-01)Three language-based factors influence a student's ability to function successfully in a formal classroom environment: 1) student language, 2) teacher language, and 3) curriculum language (Gruenewald & Pollak, 1990). ... -
From Farmers to Cowboys: Rural American Identity and Community in Manawa, Wisconsin, 1848-1970
(2014-10-01)Farming and lumber production figuratively and literally shaped the landscape of Waupaca County, Wisconsin between 1848 and 1948. Ethnic identity further shaped these rural Waupaca County neighborhoods amongst others of ... -
From Polish Jokes to Pulaski: Polish American Culture and Politics in Milwaukee, 1956-1978
(2018-07-16)By the 1950s, most Americans of Polish descent were one or more generations removed from the "old country." In the eyes of many Polish Americans, this posed a problem for maintaining Polish cultural identity. Polish ... -
From Suicide, to Acceptance through Faith, and then, to Defiant Revolt: Existential Absurdism in Albert Camus' The Stranger
(2013-08-01)This thesis examines the three stages of resolving the Absurd in existential Absurdism highlighted by Albert Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus in an attempt to find meaning in life. It argues that the narrator Meursault in ... -
The Good Behavior Game: Application in a Before School Childcare Setting
(2018-04)It is important to provide intervention for childhood problem behaviors in order to prevent more serious behaviors from developing. Non-classroom settings are environments in which problem behaviors tend to occur more ... -
If Sexual Orientation is a Choice, When Did You Choose? A History of the LGB Student Group at The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1983-2000
(2017-05)The University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire's Gay/Lesbian student organization (GLO) formed in 1983 and was recognized by the University in 1984. The students spent most of their social lives off campus. The student group ... -
Impact of High Versus Low Preference Rewards on Oral Reading Fluency
(2019-04)Preference assessments have been used to identify preferred items that increase the effectiveness of a reinforcer. Informal preference assessments are most often utilized when an individual can verbally identify their most ... -
The Impact of Participation in Four Year Old Kindergarten on Future Literacy Skills
(2013-11-30)The current study examined the short and long-term associated impact of participation in a school district supported four-year-old kindergarten (4K) program on early literacy skills and reading acquisition. Over 1100 ... -
Implementation Barriers and Facilitators for Alternative and Augmentative Communication Use in Intensive Care Units: Comparing Differences Across Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists
(2015-05-11)Communication partners with AAC training are known to increase the ability of a person with aphasia to understand language and participate in everyday social interactions (Genereaux et al., 2004; Hickey, Bourgeois, & ... -
Implementation of a Cultural Competency Learning Module WIthin an Interprofessional Clinical Experience
(2024-07)The integration of interprofessional collaborative practice with culturally competent practice has the potential to enhance positive outcomes, expand service delivery options, and address systematic racism in applied ... -
Implementation of Early Numeracy Level 1 Intervention with First Grade Students
(2020-05)This study evaluated the effectiveness of Early Numeracy Interventions Level 1 (Bryant et. al, 2011; ENI1) when used in a Montessori setting with first grade students. An ABAB design was used to evaluate the effectiveness ... -
Increasing Oral Reading Fluency: An Examination of a Small Group Reading Intervention
(2016-09-08)Research comparing one-on-one and small group reading fluency interventions suggests that both types of intervention may result in similar improvements in students' reading fluency (Vaughn et al., 2003; NICHD, 2000; Begeny ... -
The Influence of Text Topic Interest on Reading Performance
(2014-05-11)The current study examined the effects of text topic interest on children's reading performance, particularly within the context of a reading intervention program. Participants included four late elementary school children ... -
Kaiser of Eau Claire: A HIstory of Eau Claire's Last Lumber Company, 1905-1939
(2015-07-01)The John H. Kaiser Lumber Company was founded in 1905 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin by John Kaiser, a lumberman and box manufacturer from Muscatine, Iowa. The Kaiser Lumber Company was the final lumber company to operate in Eau ... -
Knowledge and Practice: Diagnosing and Treating Childhood Apraxia Speech
(2013-05-10)In the field of speech-language pathology, few topics are more controversial than childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Because of the lack of agreement on diagnostic criteria and no standardized protocol for diagnosing, CAS ... -
Lake Michigan: A Calamitous History of Commercial Fishing, 1870-1925
(2016-08)This thesis presents information on the formation of the Great Lakes, the American Indian Fishermen of the Lake Michigan Basin, the fish species, nets, and boats vital to the commercial fishing industry, and the calamitous ... -
Leadership in School Psychology
(2021-05)School psychologists are expected to be leaders, yet there is not a domain-specific model of leadership to guide training and practice. Effective school psychologists must have the ability to adjust their leadership style ... -
"Let Them Eat Their Gold": Olin and Emma Swenson and the National Farmers Holiday Association, 1931-1934
(2014-05-01)The contributions of Olin and Emma Swenson to the National Farmers' Holiday Association (NFHA), through the incorporation into the movement of the farmers of the state of Wisconsin, were significant. The National Farmers' ...